Rob Schanilec and his team at the Northfield Entertainment Guide are gearing up for the 2011 best o
f Best of Northfield straw poll, an annual collaboration with Locally Grown. See the table (PDF) for past categories and the winners.
Here’s Rob’s thinking about the category changes he’s considering for 2011.
In today’s Nfld News: Council may take on EDA powers. In a last-minute move, Councilor Erica Zweifel Tuesday asked the City Council to consider transferring power from the Economic Development…
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 is Give to the Max Day here in MN. If you’d like to have people donate to a Northfield area non-profit organization or related project, attach…
In the 2010 election, corporations, big business spoke loudly with support from the Supreme Court’s decision in January. Representative David Bly evidently was targeted by a lot of nasty mailings. …
While walking in the Lower Arb on Wednesday (a balmy 68 degrees, so long ago), I noticed that the footbridge at the west end of the tennis courts that crosses…
I’d never heard of John Kriesel until I read this story in yesterday’s Star Tribune: In the final analysis, he is one happy warrior. But his spirit and character as…
"Township Wind Turbine Discussion" is agenda item #6 at tonight’s work session after the Northfield City Council meeting. Dr. Gary Carlson, a physician at Allina, has a commentary in today’s…
Two area teams of 24 people each (one team from Northfield; the other from Northfield/Dundas/Bridgewater) attended the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP) this year (I blogged the application process here.…